[Bridge: Rell & Mary J. Blige]
If you wan' know why (Why I live my life)
The way that I do (Cause I got to get this money)
So don't worry about me (Cause I know my way around)
I'm just hustlin' everyday, runnin' this race, makin' this paper

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Dr. Dre made this song as a message to both God and his late brother. It’s certainly different from the rest of the album, which was more centered around the gangster lifestyle. This song was ghost written by Royce Da 5'9.